MCSO: Man accused of killing 23-year-old in New Market

NEW MARKET, Ala. (WHNT) — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating a homicide in New Market.

MCSO said around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, deputies responded to a shooting scene at a house in the 200 block of Bent Creek Lane in New Market.

Deputies arrived on the scene and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. MCSO said deputies initiated life-saving measures until HEMSI paramedics arrived on the scene. Despite their efforts, MCSO said 23-year-old Evan Mayomi, from Birmingham, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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MCSO’s Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to the scene and said following an investigation, 31-year-old Xavier Turner was charged with reckless murder for Mayomi’s death…

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